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Policy on Exam for Teaching Assistants

(30-04-2013)

The Minister of Education, Mr. PhongthepThepkanjana,
presented the policy on the exam for teaching assistants at a seminar
on exams for public teachers and educational personnel on 25 April 2013
at the Adriatic Palace Hotel in Bangkok. There were 500 participants
from Offices of Education Service Areas, the Office of the Vocational
Education Commission (OVEC),
the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education, the Institute of
Physical Education and other concerned public sectors in attendance at
this event.

The Education Minister said that the exam for teaching assistants
was crucial because it was a process for selecting good people to become
role models for students in the future. The exam should be carried out
with transparency, fairness and without any corruption.

As the Ministry of Education is responsible for creating good
citizens, this examination will set an example that will make Thai
people confident in effective ministerial work that will follow all
regulations and rules without any cheating whatsoever. Moreover, Thai
people should help the Ministry to monitor any wrongdoings.
In cases where they find problems, they should inform the Minister of
Education or the Office of the Prime Minister immediately so that
history will not repeat itself.

For this exam, the Office of Teachers and Educational Personnel (OTEP)
will use the same exam paper for the same education areas. One of the
Local Education Area Offices will be the focal point for supervising its
members. The supervising office should be systematic, straightforward
and trustworthy in order to regain the confidence of the Thai public.

The Education Minister also asked the participants at the seminar to
propose and recommend ways of solving problems with cheating in any
admission exams which could be shared with any of the offices under the
Ministry of Education's supervision.

"The current exam for teaching assistants will be different from the
previous ones because Local Offices of Education Service Areas are
using the same exam paper that other offices in their groups do. Each
group will take care of its members so that exam proctor systems are
transparent, fair and trustworthy. However, I'd like to ask all the
relevant people to monitor this exam to prevent any problems that may
occur," concluded Mr. Phongthep.